Martineau, Alfred John
Major Alfred John Martineau, F.R.C.S., Royal Garrison Artillery, was killed in action on April 17th. He was the youngest son of the late Judge Martineau, and was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital, taking the M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. in 1895, and also the F.R.C.S. Edin. in 1899. After filling the posts of house-surgeon at St. Thomas's Hospital, and at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, and of house-physician to the Brompton Chest Hospital, he went into practice at Hove, Sussex, where he was surgeon to the Brighton Ear and Throat Hospital. He had served for many years in No.1 (Brighton) Company of the Sussex Territorial Royal Garrison Artillery, and on August 26th, 1914 was promoted to the rank of major and to the command of the company. During the early part of the war he was stationed at Newhaven, in command of the fort at that port, and subsequently took his company overseas. British Medical Journal 18 August, 1917.
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Martineau |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Alfred John |
| Date of birth | 1873 |
| Family details | Son of Judge Alfred and Maria Martineau; husband of E. Louisa Martineau, of 6, Evelyn Terrace, Brighton. His address in 1891 was 14 Lupus Street, St. George's Square |
| Previous education | University College School |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1891-1895 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. Lond. 1895; F.R.C.S. Edinburgh 1899 (Treasurer's Gold Medallist) |
| Military unit | Royal Garrison Artillery, 19th Siege Bty. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 17 April 1917 |
| Age at death | 46 |
| Rank at death | Major |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Bully-Grenay Communal Cemetery, British Extension, Pas de Calais |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |